Safety is the top concern of any parent with children in our community. When I became a mom I finally understood that protective “mama bear” instinct that everyone kept talking about. When you have a child, you grow to love that little human more than you ever thought was possible, and of course, you want...

As Santa Clara County emerges from COVID-19, workers are returning to their jobs, which means drive-time traffic jams are returning, too. And that means air pollution is also returning to normal levels. Steep declines in air pollution were noticed early on in the pandemic, with the Environmental Protection Agency reporting in March 2020 that Bay...

Eighteen years have passed since California first recalled an elected governor. That 2003 Republican coup, culminating in a global movie star without administrative experience ascending into the state’s highest official position, was somehow less extraordinary than the GOP takeover attempt we face today. The current recall election looms large as the deadline to vote in...

As many students return to their classroom this season, parents, educators and legislators are rightly focused on efforts to address learning loss experienced during the pandemic. But responding to academic impacts brought on by the pandemic is only part of what is needed in our educational recovery. There is no question that distance learning has...

Can you imagine a hospital where doctors receive little to no training on diagnosing patients? Can you imagine doctors who leave little to no notes after diagnosing patients? No reasonable patient would tolerate such lack of training, standards and professionalism. Similarly, no reasonable person should tolerate such lack of training, standards and professionalism at the...

We saw what happened when President Trump and his polluter allies took over the White House. We can’t let that happen in California. Voting “No” on the effort to recall Gov. Gavin Newsom is a vote to defend our environmental victories and continue the momentum for even bolder climate action in the years to come....

The current strategy of Democrats opposing the recall of Gov. Gavin Newsom is to ask voters to leave the second question blank. This is a mistake. If Trumpsters are going to make a mockery of the recall system, our elections and government in general, let’s all be in on the joke. Caitlyn Jenner is a...

The COVID-19 pandemic has made very clear the essential nature of our educators for our families, communities and economy. Every parent now knows how hard the job of a teacher is. Every parent now knows just how critical it is to have great teachers in every classroom. And every parent knows that their child thrives...

Still reeling from the effects of COVID-19, this month humanity was further rattled by the release of the Sixth Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. Summarizing the 4,000-page study, carefully assembled by teams of climate scientists around the world, the UN released a statement that simply said, “This assessment of the latest...

After over three decades of service, Chau’s Auto Repair Center, formerly known as Chau’s Automotive at 1470 West San Carlos Street, has closed permanently. My family’s shop is soon to be demolished for the construction of a new luxury hotel where it stands now. My family came to the U.S. as refugees following the Vietnam...